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The hard-faced boss is openly showing his prejudice whereas nowadays his reply would be laced with meaningless fudges leading to what will turn out to be a refusal.
Television news require instant updates. This cartoon exaggerates but not very much. The reporter is well aware that back home they demand something, anything really to fill the schedule.
The maxi was intended to be as big a fashion story as the mini had been. That did not happen. There follow four explorations of the comedic possibilities of the maxi.
Today’s version reminds us that fashion was then often seen as a subversive political act.